INTRODUCTION 1.Compare and contrast how each nation self-describes itself through their founding documents.

INTRODUCTION

1.Compare and contrast how each nation self-describes itself through their founding

documents. How are their new nations defined geographically, politically, economically,

and culturally/racially? Using the Benedict Anderso definitio how were these "imagine communitie"?

2 Compare how each of the two nations define the rights and freedom of its citizens.

Choose THREEof these questions below to answer

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3.

Compare how these foundations documents explicitly or implicitly describe who is NOT

a citizen.

4.

Compare how the former imperial ruler is described. What might account for these differences or similarities?

5.

Compare how is the new government is structure. How is leadership defined and understood? What of the other braches of government?

6.

Compare how religion is addressed. What role does it have, or not have,in the new nations?

7.

Compare the role of the military and "protection" of the nation in these foundational documents.

CONCLUSION

8.

Using these founding documents, how do you think their author conceptualized the future of their natios?

Compare these two visions-how do you account for their difference and similarities?